Technical Program Manager

Roles & Responsibilities

Program Management

• Lead FATP programs from NPI through production ramp and mass manufacturing.
• Own execution plans, milestones, schedules, and deliverables.
• Ensure successful product launches and manufacturing readiness.

Assembly & Production Readiness

• Ensure readiness of assembly lines, manpower, equipment, consumables, and processes.
• Coordinate production planning to meet customer demand.
• Drive execution across prototype, pilot, and volume production stages.

Test & Validation Management

• Coordinate functional testing, reliability testing, and software flashing activities.
• Ensure test stations and validation equipment are production-ready.
• Track test performance and failure trends.

Quality & Yield Improvement

• Monitor First Pass Yield (FPY), test yield, and assembly quality metrics.
• Lead issue resolution related to assembly defects and test failures.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives to improve product quality.

Cross-Functional Leadership

• Collaborate with Product Engineering, Test Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Quality, SCM, Logistics, and Operations teams.
• Facilitate customer program reviews and manufacturing status updates.
• Drive alignment across all functions to meet launch commitment.

Production Ramp & Customer Delivery

• Manage manufacturing ramp-up and stabilization activities.
• Monitor production output, cycle time, and delivery performance.
• Ensure customer requirements are met in terms of quality, cost, and schedule.

Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)

• First Pass Yield (FPY)
• Test Yield
• Assembly Defect Rate
• Cycle Time
• On-Time Delivery (OTD)
• Customer Escapes
• Production Output
• Return/Failure Rate